Game Plan  

I could stay here all day, the canopy of trees above me, the rustic wooden swing set against the backdrop of a startlingly blue sky. My fingers itch to get it all down on paper.

I settle Nachi in his stroller with a toddler snack cup, place my sketch pad on the picnic table in front of me, and start to draw.

The sharp edges of time blur and recede as I enter a state of flow. I’m shading in the wooden play structure when I hear a faint buzzing coming from the stroller. I look up and see that Nachi has fallen asleep, and my cell phone is vibrating away in the mesh basket of my UPPAbaby.

Shua Cell flashes across the screen. I swipe at it. “Hi! What’s up? I’m in the park with Nachi.”